alb3810582
Maria Merian, German Naturalist
| Share |
|---|
 Pinterest |
 Twitter |
 Facebook |
 Copy link |
 Email |
|
Add to another lightbox |
|
Add to another lightbox |
Buy this image.
Select the use:
Title:
Maria Merian, German Naturalist
Caption:
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator. After living in the Dutch colony of Surinam for two years, she published her major work, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Surinam), in 1705, for which she became famous. Because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly, she is considered among the most significant contributors to the field of entomology. Merian was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly. The pursuit of her work in Surinam was an unusual endeavor, especially for a woman. Scientific expeditions at this period of time were not common, and Merian's unofficial, self-funded expedition raised many eyebrows. She succeeded, however, in discovering a whole range of previously unknown animals and plants in the interior of Surinam.
Category:
Science: Personalities
Credit:
Album / Science Source / Getty Research Institute
Releases:
Image size:
1112 x 1824 px | 5.8 MB
Print size:
9.4 x 15.4 cm | 3.7 x 6.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1600S • 1700S • 17TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • ART • ARTIST • ARTISTE • ARTWORK • BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATOR • BOTANIST • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • ENTOMOLOGIST • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FEMALE • GERMAN • GERMANS • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILLUSTRATOR • ILUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • INSECTS OF SURINAM • MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN • MERIAN • METAMORPHOSIS INSECTORUM SURINAMENSIUM • NATURALIST • NOTABLE • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITY • PORTAIT • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • SAVANT • SCIENCE: PERSONALITIES • SCIENTIFIC • SCIENTIST • SURINAM • WELL-KNOWN • WOMAN • XVIII CENTURY
